The behind-the-bookshelf story of the "New Naturalist Library": how each title was commissioned, written and printed; the much-admired jackets; who their authors were and what they did; and the trials and tribulations of one of the most significant and long-running natural history series.

The New Naturalists (Collins New Naturalist Library)

Marren, Peter

Reference

HarperCollins, Publishers

This volume provides a comprehensive study of wildlife conservation in Britain, concentrating on events in the last 30 years of the 20th century. As our environment is subjected to increasing assault from climatic changes and pollutants, conservation has become a growing concern. The first chapter of this text considers the political and institutional development of nature conservation and reviews the physical and biological nature of Britain, its geology, climate and wildlife habitats. Subsequent chapters cover the loss of habitats and species, how these losses have been managed and the techniques used to survey and monitor the integration of nature conservation policies in industries from agriculture to forestry and fisheries. Marren continues by discussing how nature conservation has emerged from the sidelines to become a major concern. He addresses the role of the media, weighs up the successes and failures of the conservation movement and looks to what the future may hold.

Nature Conservation: A Review of the Conservation of Wildlife in Britain 1950-2001 (Collins Nature)

Business & Money

Economics

Harpercollins Pub, Ltd.

This volume provides a comprehensive study of wildlife conservation in Britain, concentrating on events in the last 30 years of the 20th century. The first chapter of this text considers the political and institutional development of nature conservation and reviews the physical and biological nature of Britain, its geology, climate and wildlife habitats. Subsequent chapters cover the loss of habitats and species, how these losses have been managed and the techniques used to survey and monitor the integration of nature conservation policies in industries from agriculture to forestry and fisheries. Marren continues by discussing how nature conservation has emerged from the sidelines to become a major concern. He addresses the role of the media, weighs up the successes and failures of the conservation movement and looks to what the future may hold.

Nature Conservation (Collins New Naturalist)

HarperCollins, UK

A history of the most successful, significant and long-running natural history series in the world In 1995 Collins published the 82nd volume in the New Naturalist series to coincide with its 50th anniversary. Ten years on, Peter Marren has revised this fascinating account of the series. He covers the illustrious careers of its authors, how each title was conceived and received, and includes plates of the sketches and roughs of the jackets. It also gives behind-the-scenes details of the also-rans and the books-that-never-were. This will appeal to the collector's market - it has a lengthy appendix dedicated to collecting the series with advice on how to spot a good edition, and a star rating according to scarcity - and will mark the 60th anniversary of the publication of the first new naturalist title. Peter Marren is a trained ecologist who worked as a woodland scientist, conservation officer and author-editor with the Natural Conservancy Council between 1977 and 1992. He has written numerous book and articles and contributes regularly to British Wildlife.

The New Naturalists

Science & Math

Technology

Harper Uk

A history of the most successful, significant and long-running natural history series in the world.  In 1995, Collins published the 82nd volume in the New Naturalist series to coincide with its 50th anniversary, and ten years later, Peter Marren has revised this fascinating account of the series. He covers the illustrious careers of its authors, how each title was conceived and received, and includes plates of the sketches and roughs of the jackets. It also gives behind-the-scenes details of the also-rans and the books-that-never-were. This will appeal to the collector's market - it has a lengthy appendix dedicated to collecting the series with advice on how to spot a good edition, and a star rating according to scarcity - and will mark the 60th anniversary of the publication of the first new naturalist title.

The New Naturalists (Collins New Naturalist)

Earth Sciences

Exploring the history behind the longest-running and arguably the most influential natural history series in the world, this investigation delves into the art archives of the New Naturalist books. With more than 100 volumes published over 60 years, this examination explains how the installments have risen to a level of collectability. Prints of awe-inspiring artwork are featured throughout, offering a unique insight into the methods of former artist Robert Gillmor, whose approach to each subject has revealed his distinctive style and craft. Findings from the Clifford and Rosemary Ellis archive are also discussed, providing considerable information on how the older covers were developed, approved or rejected, and proofed. Presenting a fascinating perspective of how these eminent designs came to be, this is an essential reference for those intrigued by the frantic workings behind a seemingly serene collection.

The Art of the New Naturalists: Forms From Nature

Arts & Photography

Gillmor, Robert

History & Criticism

Nature Conservation: Book 91 (Collins New Naturalist Library)

Biographies & Memoirs

Professionals & Academics

Collins

Grampian Battlefields covers a time-span of 1,661 years. It forms an exercise in historical reasoning an d historical imagination. '

Grampian Battlefields: the Historic Battles of North-East Scotland from AD84 to 1745

The Mercat Press

A uniquely personal look about butterflies and about the people who love them -- which, surely, is most of us. Much more than just another field guide or a natural history of butterflies. Rainbow Dust explores the ways in which butterflies delight and inspire us all, naturalists and non-naturalists alike. In this uniquely eloquent and deeply personal book, naturalist Peter Marren explores the special place that butterflies hold in our hearts, in our cultural lives and in our imagination and recalls his own lifetime's obsession with these ephemeral creatures. Rainbow Dust is a celebration of butterflies; one shot through with a sense of wonder but also of sorrow at what we are losing.

Rainbow Dust: Three Centuries of Delight in British Butterflies

Nature & Ecology

Square Peg

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The New Naturalists (Collins New Naturalist Library)

The New Naturalists (Collins New Naturalist Library)

Nature Conservation: A Review of the Conservation of Wildlife in Britain 1950-2001 (Collins Nature)

Nature Conservation (Collins New Naturalist)

The New Naturalists

The New Naturalists (Collins New Naturalist)

The Art of the New Naturalists: Forms From Nature

Nature Conservation: Book 91 (Collins New Naturalist Library)

Grampian Battlefields: the Historic Battles of North-East Scotland from AD84 to 1745

Rainbow Dust: Three Centuries of Delight in British Butterflies